Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-10-07
THE nth YER MONT.
TVS ANNUAL REUNION HELD IN THIS
CITY WEDNESDAY,.
a housing Campfire In rity Hall with Nd
.,5r<ssres by Gen Griffin, senator Ed
rnunds aud Othe,s letters of Re
gret from Gov. Ormsbse, ex-Gov.
smith ana others.

survivor" w '""' s''''''" '''''' '''''" ''''
anE regiment
A prritn nary 'u ""-~ co. &. IA was
n cid III the To- rup,n ..Iuu I'D nru... :
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appoIhted 10 Pr'''"' II 'h Tor /
OH GERS ul the 7"I'etl, 'pi toe W f"I Flu-, !
after which tur ,h.c.l.s aii..I III
meet at Grand Arm, h.lI .,t3n IN .,.
noon traiu, hrul,.uI. 'uIn.,., n, ill.,. o.. ..
vettran,, aud ,t3 u'c, ok Zoe nj Nt,
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introduced Adi'rant-tiruer,I Y : p.cN
,Tho called th,. ',li..',I,,nT rh,.' .'o .'u,.,,
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ss1d nrrsprvpd ,t n .,Iu..ini. MIA Il
fna nboto,rtnn- al ~ 5ili-..r. .i tn.' IN
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'Je made To Slipii lho.m
IA, ,,,'i,,. r.n' ,,r,,.I IN. i'Il,','m,
.lfJicers for tn, next wear, ana Tue same
were duly ii, cttd, 81, f"i nws;
pressde"t-J LUCIA
VICE pLtea'i' gus ~ 'noe a. "A. y
@nDlAn ~ y. SOU, u 'nul> n Way II l.
Na(" odher.
% Secretary anu i'tf9uItr-h l." "eIIso l
;|GuuohN!lle
Ahe ollcer9 80 tlecttu WEE consul. uleu
NhS tArcu,lNe co',hl'''t t "i ont sVt'ely'
E, On ulo'' ION "l Up! heune'l Mohlpr'-
.AieF was stIecl'" a. tht pace ioI Iie next
reunluh, Uhe liue 10 De nNed ny the eN-
9cu1dPe committee.
C&'O' hThhelu was appointed iharshal
On motion Of Cumrade Gates "A commit
eee ma9 app,'iutieo w. con pltI Tue SUP ,co
,erin,,.ntnj hist,rv and ro.t,r, t Ibu re,,i
lnent, an report at the mex annual meet
ing. A. O Gate.. d. f. Nav and A B.
J01S.ry were appointed su: A commit
Zee. The meeting tnen adjourned
arrival of tue $40 train and met Gen.
Griffin and his wife and escorted them to
le tG and gn Nv tormrd in ppoc4 n
ion. and headed bv the sherman band.
marched round the square to the CltV
YIaII.
nun, .,.,,,.,..,...
IhE PUBLIC EXERCISES.
4 large audience had assembled. the
j,aIl he,uu comf,rtahlv dlIad with vat
,,,'d ,i,i.,,,,,, ~, L-.',,.. ,...;,',
EI1Ae ""' ci''"eH7' vi NhaPp presiued
anu in ealing the meeting to order made
Few appropriate remiskS he recalled
some OF me experiences Oi the l'th while
III service ana Oh It's members since they
We're mustered out OF service and then
.nttoIuceu the oId brigade commander,
tea grimm, as one Wnpm they often saw
20 go where he sent his men,aud to whose
wHJchiul care they owed their escape
trom greater losses than they suffered.
zen. GrIfllu theh came forward and was
received with long applause.
crv cp,rv1>,,s ,nn,r,.
hN' iN NpphE9S'
lie sad that knowing that the history
of the Vermont troops had been in pre-
paratlon, and supposing it had been lately
Che service of the l7th would be to make a
twice told tale, aud he had therefore pre-
pafso a WriIteh address on some other
&c ne Wv R"t cue hare
sud perceIying more fully The character
tl the meeting it had seemed to him that
; L4!k about the campaigns in which the
reSiment won its laurels, even though in
formal, might be more interesting. The
= III Vermont formed part of his brigade
during its entire service, and he could say
ot It that no better regiment ever shout
dered arms. He did not say this for Il
mere compliment 1t was actually so. 1t